December 7, 2017
Greece, Politics, Turkey-GR
Hardly has Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan set foot in Athens and first visit of a Turkish president after 65 years turned into what diplomats would describe as “a disaster.” Right after the official welcome ceremony, Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos rejected all Turkish claims one by one and thus in …
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November 22, 2017
Greece, Politics
President Andrzej Duda has promised that Poland will strive to resolve conflicts in the Balkan region after talks in Athens with his Greek counterpart Prokopis Pavlopoulos. Duda’s pledge came in response to Pavlopoulos’ statement that the European Union faced challenges regarding Macedonia and Cyprus. Polish media write that Athens has …
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November 5, 2017
Turkey-GR
For one more time, Turkey has been fueling tension with Greece with a series of outrageous statements and actions. During a visit to North-East Greece, a Turkish Deputy Prime Minister claimed that the Muslim minority in Thrace were “Turkish citizens.” At the same time, Ankara sent a military helicopter over …
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September 7, 2017
Greece, Politics
A mysterious red motorcycle was spotted to drive amid the convoy bringing French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte from Athens airport to the center of Greece’s capital Thursday noon. A traffic policeman attempted to get the motorbike off the road, but the driver continued his way. He followed …
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August 22, 2017
Economy
Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, Christine Lagarde, is packing her luggage. For a visit to Greece. She has an open invitation by the President of the Greek Republic, Prokopis Pavlopoulos, who expressed it verbally. However, according to protocol, it is the finance ministry that formally sent the invitation …
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August 16, 2017
Greece
Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos renewed the demand for war reparations from Germany owed to Greece from the time when the Nazi forces had occupied the country, during the World War II. During a visit to the village Kommeno by Arta in Western Greece, Pavlopoulos reiterated the Greek demand. The country …
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July 19, 2017
Turkey-GR
Greek president Prokopis Pavlopoulos sent a sharp worded message to his Turkish counter Recep Tayyip Erdogan, following a series of provocations accompanying his tour to the islands of the eastern Aegean Sea. “The brave do not provoke,” President Pavlopoulos told Greek soldiers safeguarding the remote island of Ai Stratis. “Provocations, …
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July 19, 2017
Turkey-GR
Turkey’s boldness has no limits. Two times in two consecutive days, Turks harassed the helicopter carrying Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos on a tour visiting several remote islands and islets in the eastern Aegean Sea. While Pavlopoulos’ helicopter was heading to islet Panagia, pilots received warning calls and threats from the …
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March 10, 2017
Politics, Turkey-GR
Day in, day out, Turkey continues to provoke Greece and escalate tension in the Aegean Sea. Ankara is determined to challenge Greece’s sovereignty either through official statements or through its media. Day in, day out. Daily Sözcü published its Friday front page claiming that Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos visited a …
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January 29, 2017
Politics, Turkey-GR
“I want to tell to friend and neighbor Turkey that it should respect history, friendship and good-neighborliness. It’s not enough to say that we are friends, but you have to prove this friendship, ” President Prokopis Pavlopoulos said during an interview to Portuguese APTP TV. “Today’s violation [of Greek territorial …
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November 15, 2016
Politics
“In Greece there is progress, but you have a long way ahead,” US President Barack Obama said during his conversation with President Prokopis Pavlopoulos in front of the cameras. Obama added that the United States stand by Greece and the Greek people. he made a special reference to the refugees …
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August 17, 2016
Turkey-GR
Greek President Prokopis Pavloppoulos urged Turkey to apologize for the genocide of Pontus Greeks in 20th century. In his speech on the occasion of the Virgin Mary celebrations on August 15th, Pavlopoulos reiterated the Greek claim that Turkey should apologize for the Genocide of Pontus Greeks and noted that this …
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February 27, 2016
Politics
The President of Greek Republic Prokopis Pavlopoulos asked for direct sanctions against those EU member countries violating the European rules. With a direct hint to EU member countries’ behavior in the Refugee Crisis, Pavlopoulos said “While in the Economic and Monetary Union, there are rules and sanction mechanisms and when …
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February 17, 2015
Politics
Nobody can claim, he has a dull moment in Greek politics. Hardly had Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras nominate the Presidential candidate on Tuesday afternoon, one of the opposition parties, To Potami announced its own favorite. In a parliament that did not manage to elect the President in December and took …
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September 27, 2012
Politics
An unprecedented vulgar verbal attack from the side of Greek Parliament Speaker allegedly occurred this morning in the plenary hall of the Parliament. “Suck my ***” was allegedly the vulgar sentence that soon reached the mainstream media, the websites and the blogs. The parliament office dismissed the claims that such a …
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